August 27, 2016 Top French court to rule on legality of burkini bans France's highest administrative court is considering whether it's legal for towns to ban body-covering burkini swimsuits, which have become a symbol of tensions around the place of Islam in secular France.
August 26, 2016 Rebels, civilians to evacuate long-besieged Damascus suburb Buses, ambulances and trucks have lined up at the entrance of a blockaded Damascus suburb to evacuate rebels and civilians under a deal struck between the Syrian rebels and the government.
August 26, 2016 The Latest: French top court overturns burkini ban The Latest on the ruling by France's top administrative court on burkini bans (all times local): 3:10 p.m.
August 26, 2016 Brits, Romanians among the foreigners killed in Italy quake Most of the victims of this week's earthquake were Italians, but among the dead were also one Spaniard, eight Romanians as well as three British citizens who were killed in the devastated hamlet Sommati near hard-hit Amatrice.
August 26, 2016 AP EXPLAINS: Why burkini swimsuits are causing controversy French mayors are drawing international anger for banning the burkini, an all-encompassing swimsuit worn by a small minority of Muslim women.
August 26, 2016 Don't be fooled, the burkini has nothing to do with Islam or faith As a Muslim woman I was disappointed on Friday to see the France’s highest court overturn the burkini ban.
August 26, 2016 1 killed, dozens injured in new Kashmir anti-India protests A young man was killed and dozens of other civilians were wounded Friday when Indian government forces fired bullets and shotguns to quell new protests against Indian rule in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir.
August 26, 2016 Anti-Islam lawmaker Wilders calls for ban on Muslim migrants Anti-Islam Dutch lawmaker Geert Wilders, whose Freedom Party has led opinion polls in the Netherlands for months, has published a one-page election manifesto calling for a ban on all asylum seekers and migrants from Islamic nations, and for the country to leave the European Union.
August 26, 2016 Official: Striking miners kill deputy minister in Bolivia Striking informal miners in Bolivia kidnapped and beat to death the country's deputy government minister after he traveled to the area to mediate in the bitter conflict over mining laws, officials said late Thursday.
August 26, 2016 In El Salvador, 'gang pastor' alleged to be crime financier Walking out of prison three years ago, Marvin Ramos Quintanilla seemed to turn over a new leaf after a life of crime and gangland violence.
